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Sura 39
Aya 9
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أَمَّن هُوَ قانِتٌ آناءَ اللَّيلِ ساجِدًا وَقائِمًا يَحذَرُ الآخِرَةَ وَيَرجو رَحمَةَ رَبِّهِ ۗ قُل هَل يَستَوِي الَّذينَ يَعلَمونَ وَالَّذينَ لا يَعلَمونَ ۗ إِنَّما يَتَذَكَّرُ أُولُو الأَلبابِ

Muhammad Asad

Or [dost thou deem thyself equal to] one who devoutly worships [God] throughout the night, prostrating himself or standing [in prayer], ever-mindful of the life to come, and hoping for his Sustainer's grace?"1 Say: "Can they who know and they who do not know be deemed equal?" [But] only they who are endowed with insight keep this in mind!
  • Alternatively, the above verse could be rendered thus: "Is, perchance, he who worships ... hoping for his Sustainer's grace, [equal to one who denies the truth]?"